Legal Opinion
United States v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 21, 1978No. 76-3880PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
In this case under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., the Attorney General sued John T. Mitchell, his real estate company, and his agents, seeking damages and an injunction to end racially discriminatory housing practices. The district court granted the injunction after finding that the defendants had “steered” blacks into a separate section of a large apartment complex. The United States appeals the refusal of the district court to allow the government to recover damages for the benefit of the injured parties. The defendants cross-*791appeal, challenging the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Renegotiation Board v. Bannercraft Clothing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph P. Balistrieri and Angelina J. Hurdelbrink, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Studiengesellschaft Kohle Mbh, as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut Fur Kohlenforschung v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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